White-tailed mole

The white-tailed mole (Parascaptor leucura) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in Bangladesh,[2] China, India, and Myanmar.

White-tailed mole[1]

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Parascaptor
Gill, 1875
Species:
P. leucura
Binomial name
Parascaptor leucura
(Blyth, 1850)
White-tailed mole range

It is the only species in the genus Parascaptor.

References

  1. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Molur, S. (2016). "Parascaptor leucura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41470A22322993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41470A22322993.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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